According to Jody Powell, his press secretary, Mr. Carter's “recollection of the facts corresponds with” a column written by Jack Anderson in which the 29‐year‐old son of the President‐elect was said to have received a general discharge, one step below an honorable discharge, following the incident.

Navy spokesmen in Washington also confirmed the report and said Mr. Carter's son, a veteran of the Vietnam War, had been one of 58 young naval students caught smoking marijuana at a nuclear power training site in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and was discharged shortly thereafter.

The incident took place only a few weeks before Mr. Carter was sworn in as Governor of Georgia in January 1971. Its disclosure today came on the eve of his departure from his home in nearby Plains, Ga., for Washington.and his inauguration as President.

Jack Carter, who is a lawyer in Calhoun, Ga., was in „ Charleston, W. Va., today representing his father at the inau. guration of Governor John D. Rockefeller 4th, and was unavailable for comment.

Mr. Carter's second son, Chip Carter, who is 26 years old, has said he has smoked marijuana in the past. He plans to move into the White House with his expectant wife, Caron. A third son, Jeff Carter, who is also accompanying his Parents to Washington, has not publicly discussed the subject.

President Ford's son Jack has admitted that he also has smoked the drug. Unlike President Ford, President‐elect Carter favors a decriminalization of marijuana.

Mr. Powell said Mr. Carter had finished his inaugural speech today, “one of the briefer speeches, certainly for a first inaugural.” It will be “uniquely his,” the press secretary said, although there were suggestions and contributions from others, including several Cabinet members.

“It sets a realistic tone for the future,” said Mr. Powell, and without using the precise words, “calls for sacrifice,” on the part of the American people.

Possessions Moved

Mr. Carter spent most of the afternoon helping his wife, Rosalynn, “clean up after the, movers,” Mr. Powell said. A truck loaded with the family's clothes and books and toys belonging to their daughter, Amy, left Plains shortly after noon bound for Washington. The only Items of furniture aboard were two antique chests .:Jf drawers that belong to Jeff Carter.

Soon after the truck left the Carter residence, it returned to pick up Amy's bicycle, which was forgotten in the first loading.

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Carter are scheduled to arrive at National Airport late tomorrow afternoon on a chartered flight from Albany, Ga. change clothes at Blair House, where they will stay overnight, and then attend a gala In their honor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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A version of this archives appears in print on January 19, 1977, on Page 20 of the New York edition with the headline: Carter Son Ousted by Navy in 1970. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe